Creating TYPES structure without nesting

[pnamin77]

I am having a requirement to create an internal table which should have a structure containing all fields of one internal table (like BSEG, AUSP) and few fields from another table like (MARC-WERKS).
When I use something like

TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_custom_tab, 
       include TYPE tab1,         
       field1   TYPE tab2-field1,       
       END OF ty_custom_tab.

The above code creates a nested structure in the internal table with two columns:

1. The INCLUDE structure

2. the field

Reading this data table is quite cumbersome.

Is there anyway this can be simplified. Tab1 contains a lot of fields. So listing them all in the TYPES declaration is not a good idea.

I want he include structure in the exploded view (tab1-fld1, tab1-fld2....................tab1-fldn, tab2-fld1).

[FredericGirod]

TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_custom_tab.
         include TYPE tab1,         
TYPES : field1   TYPE tab2-field1,       
       END OF ty_custom_tab.

this one works ? (not tested)

[pnamin77]

Thanks frdric.girod

I tried this but it doesn't make any difference.

The INCLUDE (Flat structure) is still there.

[pnamin77]

I figured it out.

Did some fiddling around and this is the code that works

TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_custom_tab.
         INCLUDE STRUCTURE tab1,         
TYPES : field1   TYPE tab2-field1,       
       END OF ty_custom_tab.

The above code works.

Reference link: here

[Sandra_Rossi]

You are using "INCLUDE STRUCTURE tab1" which means that tab1 is a data object. You should prefer (not mandatory) referring to a data type as far as possible e.g. "INCLUDE TYPE type_of_tab1".

[pnamin77]

sandra.rossi
What would be a data type for a transparent table like MARA?
If I need to replace STRUCTURE with TYPE

[Sandra_Rossi]

A transparent table corresponds in ABAP to a structured data type of same name.

TYPES BEGIN OF structured_type.
INCLUDE TYPE mara AS mara. " AS mara to do as Jacques said
TYPES END OF structured_type.

[pnamin77]

This does work, I tried frdric.girod's suggestion and the only difference I made was putting that 'AS mara' statement.

I suspected the AS addition would be for Aliasing, though it made a big difference.

[Sandra_Rossi]

If tab1 is a structured data type, this code works (same as Frederic but comma after tab1 replaced with dot):

TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_custom_tab.
         include TYPE tab1.        
TYPES : field1   TYPE tab2-field1,       
       END OF ty_custom_tab.

If tab1 is a structured data object, you should use:

TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_custom_tab.
         include STRUCTURE tab1.        
TYPES : field1   TYPE tab2-field1,       
       END OF ty_custom_tab.

[FredericGirod]

Sandra is also known as Maitre Capello (french joke) 😉

[nomssi]

To be able to easily access both the fields and the structure, I prefer

TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_custom_tab,
         INCLUDE TYPE tab1 AS tab1.
TYPES:   field1 TYPE tab2-field1,
        END OF ty_custom_tab.      

[pnamin77]

Thanks sandrarossi frdric.girod ,

The ITAB1 in context for me is the table AUSP which is a transparent table (data object). So STRUCTURE worked here instead of TYPE.

If it would have been a STRUCTURE for eg. AUSPDATA, then TYPES would have worked instead.